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Spring Tracking Survey 2012 / Final Topline / 04/10/2012Data for March 15–April 3, 2012
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the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
Sample: n=2,254 national adults, age 18 and older, including 903 cell phone interviews
Interviewing dates: 03.15.2012 – 04.03.2012
Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based on Total [n=2,254]
Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on internet users [n=1,803]
Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on cell phone owners [n=1,954]
Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on cell phone owners who text message [n=1,395]
Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on those who use the internet or email on their cell phone or download apps to their cell phone [n=953]
Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on those who use the internet or email on their cell phone [n=929]
Margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points for results based on those who download apps to their cell phone [n=714]
Q1 Overall, how would you rate the quality of life for you and your family today? Would you say it is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?
Excellent / very good / good / fair / poor / don't know / refusedCurrent / 20 / 27 / 33 / 15 / 5 / * / *
Feb 2012[i] / 16 / 27 / 34 / 17 / 5 / * / 1
Dec 2011[ii] / 17 / 26 / 34 / 17 / 5 / * / 1
August 2011[iii] / 17 / 26 / 33 / 17 / 6 / * / *
May 2011[iv] / 19 / 26 / 32 / 16 / 7 / 1 / *
Sept 2010[v] / 17 / 26 / 34 / 16 / 6 / * / *
May 2010[vi] / 18 / 27 / 34 / 16 / 5 / * / *
Sept 2009[vii] / 16 / 26 / 35 / 17 / 5 / * / *
April 2009[viii] / 17 / 26 / 34 / 16 / 5 / * / 1
Dec 2008[ix] / 15 / 26 / 34 / 19 / 5 / * / 1
Q2 Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?
it depends / don't know[1] / refused
Current / 34 / 60 / 5 / 1 / 1
Dec 2010[x] / 44 / 50 / 5 / 1 / 1
Sept 2009 / 32 / 62 / 5 / 1 / 1
April 2006[xi] / 36 / 56 / 5 / 3 / --
June 2005[xii] / 32 / 60 / 5 / 2 / --
June 2003[xiii] / 32 / 60 / 5 / 2 / --
March/May 2002[xiv] / 38 / 53 / 7 / 2 / --
INTUSE Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?
EMLOCC Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?
INTMOB Do you access the internet on a cell phone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least occasionally?[2]
uses internet / Does not use internetCurrent / 82 / 18
February 2012 / 80 / 20
December 2011 / 82 / 18
August 2011 / 78 / 22
May 2011 / 78 / 22
January 2011[xv] / 79 / 21
December 2010[xvi] / 77 / 23
November 2010[xvii] / 74 / 26
September 2010 / 74 / 26
May 2010 / 79 / 21
January 2010[xviii] / 75 / 25
December 2009[xix] / 74 / 26
September 2009 / 77 / 23
April 2009 / 79 / 21
December 2008 / 74 / 26
November 2008[xx] / 74 / 26
August 2008[xxi] / 75 / 25
July 2008[xxii] / 77 / 23
INTUSE/EMLOCC/INTMOB continued...
INTUSE/EMLOCC/INTMOB continued...
uses internet / Does not use internetMay 2008[xxiii] / 73 / 27
April 2008[xxiv] / 73 / 27
January 2008[xxv] / 70 / 30
December 2007[xxvi] / 75 / 25
September 2007[xxvii] / 73 / 27
February 2007[xxviii] / 71 / 29
December 2006[xxix] / 70 / 30
November 2006[xxx] / 68 / 32
August 2006[xxxi] / 70 / 30
April 2006[xxxii] / 73 / 27
February 2006[xxxiii] / 73 / 27
December 2005[xxxiv] / 66 / 34
September 2005[xxxv] / 72 / 28
June 2005[xxxvi] / 68 / 32
February 2005[xxxvii] / 67 / 33
January 2005[xxxviii] / 66 / 34
Nov 23-30, 2004[xxxix] / 59 / 41
November 2004[xl] / 61 / 39
June 2004[xli] / 63 / 37
February 2004[xlii] / 63 / 37
November 2003[xliii] / 64 / 36
August 2003[xliv] / 63 / 37
June 2003[xlv] / 62 / 38
May 2003[xlvi] / 63 / 37
March 3-11, 2003[xlvii] / 62 / 38
February 2003[xlviii] / 64 / 36
December 2002[xlix] / 57 / 43
November 2002[l] / 61 / 39
October 2002[li] / 59 / 41
September 2002[lii] / 61 / 39
July 2002[liii] / 59 / 41
March/May 2002[liv] / 58 / 42
January 2002[lv] / 61 / 39
December 2001[lvi] / 58 / 42
November 2001[lvii] / 58 / 42
October 2001[lviii] / 56 / 44
September 2001[lix] / 55 / 45
August 2001[lx] / 59 / 41
February 2001[lxi] / 53 / 47
December 2000[lxii] / 59 / 41
November 2000[lxiii] / 53 / 47
October 2000[lxiv] / 52 / 48
September 2000[lxv] / 50 / 50
August 2000[lxvi] / 49 / 51
June 2000[lxvii] / 47 / 53
May 2000[lxviii] / 48 / 52
YEST1NW Did you happen to use the internet YESTERDAY?[3]
Based on all internet users [N=1,803]
Yes, used internet yesterday / No, did not use internet yesterday / Don’t know / refusedCurrent / 82 / 18 / * / 0
February 2012 / 82 / 18 / * / 0
August 2011 / 76 / 23 / * / 0
May 2011 / 77 / 22 / * / 0
November 2010 / 76 / 24 / * / *
September 2010 / 76 / 24 / * / 0
May 2010 / 78 / 22 / * / 0
January 2010 / 72 / 27 / * / 0
December 2009 / 71 / 28 / 1 / *
September 2009 / 73 / 27 / * / *
April 2009 / 73 / 26 / 1 / *
December 2008 / 72 / 28 / * / --
November 2008 / 72 / 27 / * / --
August 2008 / 72 / 27 / 1 / --
July 2008 / 71 / 28 / 1 / --
May 2008 / 70 / 30 / 1 / --
April 2008 / 72 / 28 / * / --
December 2007 / 72 / 27 / * / --
September 2007 / 68 / 32 / * / --
February 2007 / 69 / 31 / * / --
December 2006 / 65 / 34 / * / --
November 2006 / 64 / 36 / * / --
August 2006 / 66 / 34 / * / --
April 2006 / 66 / 33 / * / --
December 2005 / 63 / 36 / * / --
September 2005 / 65 / 34 / * / --
February 2005 / 60 / 40 / * / --
January 2005 / 58 / 42 / * / --
November 2004 / 61 / 39 / * / --
June 2004 / 53 / 46 / 1 / --
February 2004 / 55 / 44 / * / --
November 2003 / 54 / 45 / * / --
July 2003 / 52 / 47 / 1 / --
June 2003 / 55 / 44 / * / --
May 2003 / 58 / 42 / * / --
March 3-11, 2003 / 60 / 40 / 0 / --
February 2003 / 60 / 40 / * / --
YEST1NW continued...
YEST1NW continued...
Yes, used internet yesterday / No, did not use internet yesterday / Don’t know / refusedDecember 2002 / 56 / 44 / * / --
November 2002 / 57 / 43 / * / --
October 2002 / 57 / 43 / 0 / --
September 2002 / 58 / 42 / * / --
July 2002 / 53 / 47 / * / --
March/May 2002 / 57 / 43 / * / --
January 2002[4] / 59 / 41 / * / --
Dec. 17-23, 2001 / 58 / 42 / * / --
Nov. 19-Dec. 16 2001 / 60 / 40 / * / --
Oct. 19-Nov. 18 2001 / 61 / 39 / * / --
Oct. 8-18 2001 / 51 / 49 / 1 / --
October 2-7 2001 / 56 / 43 / 1 / --
Sept 20-Oct 1 2001 / 57 / 42 / 1 / --
Sept 12-19 2001 / 51 / 49 / * / --
August 2001 / 56 / 44 / * / --
February 2001[5] / 59 / 41 / * / --
Fall 2000[lxix] / 56 / 44 / * / --
August 2000 / 50 / 50 / * / --
June 2000 / 52 / 48 / * / --
May 2000 / 55 / 45 / 0 / --
March 2000[lxx] / 60 / 40 / * / --
HOME3NW Do you ever use the internet or email at HOME?[6]
Based on all internet users [N=1,803]
Yes / No / Don’t know / RefusedCurrent / 89 / 11 / 0 / 0
February 2012 / 90 / 10 / * / *
August 2011 / 90 / 10 / 0 / 0
May 2011 / 88 / 12 / 0 / *
January 2011 / 89 / 11 / * / 0
December 2010 / 95 / 4 / * / *
November 2010 / 95 / 4 / * / *
September 2010 / 95 / 5 / * / *
May 2010 / 94 / 6 / * / *
January 2010 / 94 / 6 / * / *
December 2009 / 93 / 6 / * / *
September 2009 / 92 / 6 / * / *
April 2009 / 91 / 8 / * / *
December 2008 / 92 / 6 / * / *
November 2008 / 93 / 7 / * / *
August 2008 / 93 / 7 / * / --
July 2008 / 93 / 7 / * / --
May 2008 / 95 / 6 / * / --
December 2007 / 94 / 7 / * / --
September 2007 / 93 / 6 / * / --
February 2007 / 95 / 5 / * / --
November 2006 / 93 / 7 / * / --
February 2006 / 94 / 6 / * / --
June 2005 / 90 / 10 / * / --
July 2004 / 94 / 7 / * / --
March 2004 / 92 / 8 / * / --
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MODEM3B At home, do you connect to the internet through a dial-up telephone line, or do you have some other type of connection, such as a DSL-enabled phone line, a cable TV modem, a wireless connection, a fiber optic connection such as FIOS or a T-1?[7]
Based on those who use the internet at home
dial-up / total high speed / ------dsl / ------
cable modem / ------
wireless / ------
fiber optic[8] / ------
t-1 / ------
(vol.)
Other Broad-band / ------
(vol.) broad-band combo / (vol.)
No home net access / (vol.) access net on cell only / (vol.)
none of the above[9] / dk / ref.
Current [N=1,631] / 4 / 90 / 20 / 33 / 30 / 6 / * / 1 / * / * / 1 / * / 4 / *
Feb 2012 [N=1,572] / 4 / 90 / 21 / 35 / 28 / 5 / 1 / 1 / * / * / 2 / 1 / 3 / *
Aug 2011 [N=1,565] / 5 / 89 / 22 / 34 / 26 / 5 / * / 2 / * / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 / *
May 2011 [N=1,518] / 6 / 88 / 25 / 31 / 29 / 4 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / 1
Jan 2011 [N=1,610] / 4 / 88 / 28 / 33 / 22 / 5 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 4 / 1
Dec 2010 [N=1,731] / 6 / 85 / 27 / 33 / 19 / 5 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 6 / 2
Nov 2010 [N=1,560] / 6 / 86 / 28 / 33 / 20 / 5 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 4 / 2
Sept 2010 [N=1,947] / 7 / 86 / 29 / 31 / 20 / 6 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 4 / 1
May 2010 [N=1,659] / 7 / 86 / 27 / 33 / 20 / 5 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 4 / 1
Jan 2010 [N=1,573] / 7 / 88 / 29 / 38 / 18 / 4 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / 1
Dec 2009 [N=1,582] / 9 / 86 / 28 / 37 / 17 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 4 / 1
Sept 2009 [N=1,584] / 7 / 87 / 30 / 37 / 15 / 4 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 3 / 2
April 2009 [N=1,567] / 9 / 86 / 29 / 36 / 15 / 4 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 2 / 3 / 1
Dec 2008 [N=1,538] / 13 / 80 / 30 / 32 / 15 / 3 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 5 / --
Nov 2008 [N=1,481] / 12 / 82 / 33 / 34 / 13 / 3 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 5 / --
Aug 2008 [N=1,543] / 13 / 81 / 37 / 30 / 10 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 5 / --
July 2008 [N=1,797] / 14 / 81 / 35 / 30 / 13 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 4 / --
May 2008 [N=1,463] / 15 / 79 / 36 / 31 / 9 / 2 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 5 / --
MODEM3B continued...
MODEM3B continued...
dial-up / total high speed / ------dsl / ------
cable modem / ------
wireless / ------
fiber optic / ------
t-1 / ------
(vol.)
Other Broad-band / ------
(vol.) broad-band combo / (vol.)
No home net access / (vol.) access net on cell only / (vol.)
none of the above / dk / ref.
Dec 2007 [N=1,483] / 18 / 77 / 34 / 31 / 10 / 2 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / --
Sept 2007 [N=1,575] / 20 / 73 / 34 / 30 / 8 / 2 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 6 / --
Feb 2007 [N=1,406] / 23 / 70 / 35 / 28 / 6 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 6 / --
Aug 2006 [N=1,787] / 28 / 68 / 34 / 30 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / --
Dec 2005 [N=1,715] / 35 / 61 / 29 / 27 / 4 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / --
June 2005 [N=1,204] / 44 / 53 / 24 / 25 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 1 / --
Feb 2005 [N=1,287] / 47 / 50 / 22 / 25 / 3 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 3 / --
Jan 2005 [N=1,261] / 48 / 50 / 21 / 26 / 2 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 1 / --
Feb 2004 [N=1,241] / 55 / 42 / 18 / 23 / 1 / 1 / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 2 / --
Nov 2003 [N=1,199] / 62 / 35 / 13 / 21 / 1 / * / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / n/a / 1 / 2 / --
There are no Questions Q3 thru Q9.
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Q10 Pease tell me if you happen to have each of the following items, or not. Do you have... [INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER]?
yes / no / Don’t know / Refuseda. A desktop computer
Current / 58 / 41 / * / *
August 2011 / 55 / 45 / * / *
May 2011 / 57 / 42 / * / *
November 2010 / 61 / 39 / 0 / *
September 2010 / 59 / 40 / * / *
May 2010 / 62 / 38 / * / *
January 2010 / 59 / 41 / 0 / *
December 2009 / 58 / 42 / * / *
September 2009 / 62 / 37 / 0 / *
April 2009 / 64 / 36 / * / *
April 2008 / 65 / 34 / * / --
Dec 2007 / 65 / 35 / * / --
April 2006 / 68 / 32 / * / --
b. A laptop computer[10]
Current / 61 / 39 / * / *
August 2011 / 57 / 43 / * / *
May 2011 / 56 / 44 / * / *
January 2011 / 57 / 43 / * / *
December 2010 / 53 / 47 / * / *
November 2010 / 53 / 47 / * / *
September 2010 / 52 / 48 / * / *
May 2010 / 55 / 45 / * / 0
January 2010 / 49 / 51 / * / *
December 2009 / 46 / 53 / * / *
September 2009 / 47 / 53 / * / *
April 2009 / 47 / 53 / * / *
April 2008 / 39 / 61 / * / --
Dec 2007 / 37 / 63 / * / --
April 2006 / 30 / 69 / * / --
Q10 continued...
Q10 continued...
yes / no / Don’t know / Refusedc. A cell phone or a Blackberry or iPhone or other device that is also a cell phone[11]
Current / 88 / 12 / * / *
February 2012 / 88 / 12 / 0 / *
December 2011 / 87 / 13 / 0 / *
August 2011 / 84 / 15 / * / *
May 2011 / 83 / 17 / * / 0
January 2011 / 84 / 16 / * / *
December 2010 / 81 / 19 / * / *
November 2010 / 82 / 18 / 0 / *
September 2010 / 85 / 15 / * / *
May 2010 / 82 / 18 / * / 0
January 2010 / 80 / 20 / 0 / *
December 2009 / 83 / 17 / 0 / *
September 2009 / 84 / 15 / * / *
April 2009 / 85 / 15 / * / *
Dec 2008 / 84 / 16 / * / *
July 2008 / 82 / 18 / * / --
May 2008 / 78 / 22 / * / 0
April 2008 / 78 / 22 / * / --
January 2008 / 77 / 22 / * / --
Dec 2007 / 75 / 25 / * / --
Sept 2007 / 78 / 22 / * / --
April 2006 / 73 / 27 / * / --
January 2005 / 66 / 34 / * / --
November 23-30, 2004 / 65 / 35 / * / --
Q10 continued...